Employers, total (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 1.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, total (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states is 1.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states peaked at 2.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2023.
Pacific island small states ranks 47th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.9% | — |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More work & labour data for Pacific island small states
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 74.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 54.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 56.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 67.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states was 1.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2023.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Pacific island small states ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).